Unemployed population — Unemployment in Estonia
Estonia: Unemployed population — Unemployment was 56.17 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployed population — Unemployment in Estonia, 1989–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployed population — unemployment in Estonia stood at 56.17 Persons.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployed population — unemployment in Estonia peaked at 113.92 Persons in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.7 Persons, in 1989.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Unemployed population — Unemployment in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 4.7 Persons | — |
| 1990 | 5.4 Persons | +14.9% |
| 1991 | 12.1 Persons | +124.1% |
| 1992 | 29.2 Persons | +141.3% |
| 1993 | 49.1 Persons | +68.2% |
| 1994 | 55.5 Persons | +13.0% |
| 1995 | 68.1 Persons | +22.7% |
| 1996 | 68.4 Persons | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 65.8 Persons | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 66.1 Persons | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 80.5 Persons | +21.8% |
| 2000 | 100.25 Persons | +24.5% |
| 2001 | 88.17 Persons | -12.0% |
| 2002 | 74.6 Persons | -15.4% |
| 2003 | 69.55 Persons | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 67.92 Persons | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 53.75 Persons | -20.9% |
| 2006 | 40.95 Persons | -23.8% |
| 2007 | 31.65 Persons | -22.7% |
| 2008 | 37.85 Persons | +19.6% |
| 2009 | 93.08 Persons | +145.9% |
| 2010 | 113.92 Persons | +22.4% |
| 2011 | 84.8 Persons | -25.6% |
| 2012 | 68.5 Persons | -19.2% |
| 2013 | 58.67 Persons | -14.3% |
| 2014 | 49.58 Persons | -15.5% |
| 2015 | 42.25 Persons | -14.8% |
| 2016 | 46.73 Persons | +10.6% |
| 2017 | 40.27 Persons | -13.8% |
| 2018 | 37.73 Persons | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 31.25 Persons | -17.2% |
| 2020 | 47.95 Persons | +53.4% |
| 2021 | 43.08 Persons | -10.2% |
| 2022 | 40.17 Persons | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 47.67 Persons | +18.7% |
| 2024 | 57.08 Persons | +19.7% |
| 2025 | 56.17 Persons | -1.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployed population — Unemployment in Estonia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +145.9% | 37.85 Persons | 93.08 Persons |
| 1992 | +141.3% | 12.1 Persons | 29.2 Persons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.7 Persons | 4.7 Persons | 4.7 Persons | 1 |
| 1990s | 50.02 Persons | 5.4 Persons | 80.5 Persons | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.78 Persons | 31.65 Persons | 100.25 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.37 Persons | 31.25 Persons | 113.92 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.69 Persons | 40.17 Persons | 57.08 Persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 6 France 2,433 Persons compare
- 6 Netherlands 396.12 Persons compare
- 7 Colombia 2,326 Persons compare
- 7 Lithuania 107.83 Persons compare
- 8 Japan 1,758 Persons compare
- 8 Latvia 65.8 Persons compare
- 9 United Kingdom 1,740 Persons compare
- 10 Germany 1,692 Persons compare
- 10 Slovenia 40.15 Persons compare
- 11 Mexico 1,612 Persons compare
- 12 Italy 1,576 Persons compare
More work & labour data for Estonia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 42.7 Persons (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 21.94 Persons (2022)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 75.4% (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 693.1 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 81.7% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 1,012 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 1,012 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 693.1 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 693.1 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 749.3 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployed population — unemployment in Estonia?
- Unemployed population — unemployment in Estonia was 56.17 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest unemployed population — unemployment recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 113.92 Persons in 2010.
- What is the lowest unemployed population — unemployment recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7 Persons in 1989.
- How does Estonia rank for unemployed population — unemployment?
- Estonia ranks 9th out of 10 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployed population — unemployment rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Unemployed population — Unemployment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The infra-annual dataflow on the unemployed population is a subset of the infra-annual labour statistics database, which contains predominantly monthly and quarterly statistics on the unemployed population by age groups (15+, 15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 15-64 and 15-74 where available) and sex and associated statistical methodological information and associated statistical methodological information, for the OECD member countries and for selected other economies. Chile, Costa Rica, and the United Kingdom publish Labour Force Survey (LFS) data using a rolling quarter methodology. The OECD treats the middle month of the rolling quarter as the reference month. As a result, the publication of monthly LFS data for these countries may be delayed by one month or more relative to the OECD reference month. The unemployed are persons in their working age who, in the reference period, do not have a job; are available for work; and, have taken specific steps to find a job. The infra-annual labour statistics compiled for all OECD member countries, are drawn from Labour Force Surveys based on definition provided by the 19th Conference of Labour Statisticians in 2013. The uniform application of these definitions across all OECD member countries results in estimates that are internationally comparable.